I see a lot of Rondo in Ball. They're both elite passers and rebounders with excellent court vision, but neither can play in the halfcourt set like they can the open court.

However, Ball isn't near the defender that Rondo was before his knee injury, and he can't get to the bucket like Rondo could. Ball is probably a bit better shooter, though not enough that it will ultimately matter.

Hmm, GS struggling to contain NO's size. Would love to see that first round matchup. While it would hurt our AD pursuit, I could see this NO team knocking off GS if Cousins and AD can figure out how to thrive together. They just have too much size for GS to handle.